Category: essays

The State of the State

Jul 1, 2019 | blog, politics and religion

Finding a little relief in the Democratic primary and the Supreme Court.

Some Random Thoughts at the Beginning of 2019

Jan 4, 2019 | creative, essays

Hopes – not resolutions – for a quieter, happier year.

Driving the Future

Sep 21, 2018 | creative, essays

The experience of buying – and owning – a Tesla.

Speaking Freely

Aug 23, 2018 | creative, essays, politics and religion

Some thoughts on communities, free speech and bad faith, and the containing of toxic influences.

Last Days

Jun 8, 2018 | creative, essays, family and loss

Ten years after a nearly fatal hemorrhagic stroke, six years after she and my father’s combined decline resulted in a radical uprooting of her life, my mother’s often painful journey through old age is ended.

what you made me feel

Oct 16, 2017 | creative, essays, politics and religion

The dark undercurrent of far too many women’s lives.

Back in Big Sur

Oct 15, 2017 | blog, politics and religion

On a Wednesday whim, a trip to celebrate Big Sur’s return to the wider world.

Doing the Math

Jul 12, 2017 | creative, essays, family and loss

Living and dying – and accounting – in the twilight days.

What I Hate

Feb 23, 2017 | blog, creative, politics and religion

The Democratic Party as a hate group? Things that make me go hmmmm…..

Some Random Thoughts at the Beginning of the New Year

Jan 5, 2017 | creative, essays

Sitting warm and dry watching a storm on the sea seems an appropriate way to begin this new year.

How Phyllis Schlafly Made Me a Feminist

Sep 7, 2016 | blog, politics and religion

Some musings on the death of Phyllis Schlafly.

In the City

Aug 27, 2016 | creative, essays, photos

The crowds, the food, the exhibits, the homeless: the faces of San Francisco.